En route to school each morning I eat a mint to protect Charlie's teachers from my coffee breath. A few months ago, he started insisting on getting a mint, too...and somehow I introduced the idea of "Two for Tuesdays", so he gets 2 mints on Tuesday mornings...
Charlie: Can I have two more?
Me: No. It's not "Four for Tuesdays", it's "Two for Tuesdays".
Charlie: When will I get four?
Me: You won't. Four is a lot of mints. If you ate four you would get sick.
Charlie: Did Mrs. Jan eat four?
Me: No, buddy. She got sick from something else, but she's doing much better now.
Charlie: Let's say a little prayer for her.
So we did...
Charlie: Is Hayden at her house? (Jan's niece)
Me: (Laughing) No buddy. She's probably at home in Columbia.
Charlie: Oh.
Hayden from last July (the last time he saw her...)
